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West Texas oil plunges more than 300%, Dow crashes 590 points

Finfeed Archived Apr 21, 2020

The ASX had one of its worst days in the last month on Monday with the S&P/ASX 200 index plunging 134 points or 2.5% to close at 5353 points. Central to the fall was negative sentiment towards the energy sector, a factor that is likely to continue to weigh on the market on Tuesday.

Does dollar cost averaging deliver the results it claims?

Finfeed Archived Apr 17, 2020

Right now, investors are looking for certainty in an uncertain market with many asking whether the market has bottomed and is this stock cheap.

Don’t be lured into the Bear Trap no matter how nice the honey tastes’.

Finfeed Archived Apr 16, 2020

Don’t be lured into the ‘Bear Market Trap’ and perceived honey pot of gains to be had just because the market has risen like a soufflé in the past few weeks.

Now is not the time for bravado but for patience in the market

Finfeed Archived Apr 03, 2020

Now is not the time for bravado but for patience, as the market will present many opportunities in the coming months to profit.

Healthcare and IT lead ASX higher

Finfeed Archived Mar 30, 2020

The Australian stock market opened on a positive note today, ignoring the negative lead from the US.

What is a cheap stock?

Finfeed Archived Mar 27, 2020

When the market falls heavily like it has over the past few weeks, there are two common reason investors want to get into stocks.

Is it time to buy into the big four banks?

Finfeed Archived Mar 20, 2020

For many years, the big four banks in the Australian stock market have been considered good defensive stocks, but in recent years you would have to ask if this view has changed?

Investing part 3: Taking advantage of heavily sold off stocks

Finfeed Archived Mar 20, 2020

The five companies Finfeed examines today all generate revenues and were profitable in the most recent reporting period. Furthermore, they were forecast to build on those profits throughout the rest of fiscal 2020.

Sharemarket Delivers Another Bear Market 'Dead Cat Bounce'

Finfeed Archived Mar 18, 2020

The Australian sharemarket yesterday delivered yet another Bear Market ‘Dead Cat Bounce’ on the Australian Bourse.

Is the Market Meltdown all due to Coronavirus?

Finfeed Archived Mar 13, 2020

We need to remember it was only 15 trading days ago that our market made a new all-time high, and now two weeks later, the stock market has technically crashed.

More upside in gold following last year’s retracement

Finfeed Archived Feb 28, 2020

The resilience of the gold price certainly indicates that the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries gold index should be well supported, particularly given recent gains.

Will the dust settle on the stock market?

Finfeed Archived Feb 28, 2020

Companies have not changed their earnings forecast, which means they do not foresee any issues arising from the coronavirus. Given this, I see no reason to sell, as many of these companies will bounce back in the not too distant future.

Investors rush to gold stocks as coronavirus spreads

Finfeed Archived Feb 27, 2020

As the threat presented by the coronavirus became more evident in mid-February, investors rushed to gold, a very predictable reaction given the precious metal’s traditional safe haven status.

Retirement strategy: Superannuation or direct investing?

Finfeed Archived Feb 21, 2020

Get a quality education about how to invest and grow your money, whether that is inside or outside of your superannuation, so you can achieve good returns.

Coronavirus is not a catalyst for the stock market

Finfeed Archived Feb 14, 2020

While the Coronavirus will continue to have some economic impact on the Australian economy for some to come, it is not nor will it be a catalyst for our market to turn bearish or crash.

Get off the debt treadmill

Finfeed Archived Feb 10, 2020

Information Technology and Healthcare were the best performers, with both up over 2 per cent. These were followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials, which were both up over 1 per cent.

Coronavirus: Markets rally – is it growing bubble or knee-jerk reaction?

Finfeed Archived Feb 07, 2020

Global financial markets are shrugging off uncertainty regarding the serious and ongoing international issue of the coronavirus outbreak – but beware of a bubble.

Roots Makes 2020 The Year of The Cannabis Deal

Next Investors Archived Feb 05, 2020

In January this year, Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies Ltd (ASX:ROO) announced it was placing much greater emphasis on pursuing opportunities in the global cannabis sector.

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